Deals

WPP today announces the acquisition of a majority stake in branding and design agency Made Thought.

WPP today announces that it has acquired Cloud Commerce Group (CCG), a leading UK-based technology company that helps brands to market, sell and deliver their products across ecommerce platforms and marketplaces globally, such as Amazon, eBay, Etsy and Wayfair.

Plain Language Media LLLP (PLM) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell all the information services assets of G2 Intelligence (G2Intelligence.com) to LabX Media Group.

Arc, the global events, data, and media platform backed by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, announced today it has acquired five rural sector events from Fortem International. These events will become part of Arc’s Agriconnect business (Farmers Guardian Ltd. and LAMMA Ltd.), adding additional depth and reach across the expansive UK agriculture sector.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, today announces that it has agreed the acquisition of 4K Miles, a leading digital commerce advertising, execution and marketplace insights business serving challenger Chinese brands trading on Amazon globally. The deal is expected to close in December.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, today announces that it has acquired WhyteSpyder LLC, an eCommerce software and digital merchandising business which helps brands succeed on Walmart’s digital marketplace.

Miyagi to merge with Media.Monks. Media.Monks strengthens its content capabilities, adds talent and expands in Italy

Enhesa, the global compliance and sustainability content business backed by CGE Partners, is excited to announce it has completed the acquisition of HCB magazine and website.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, has acquired 100% of OneSpace, a content optimisation business serving brands trading on eCommerce marketplaces.

Response Global Media (RGM), the publisher of Responsible Investor and Responsible Company and organiser of global ESG events, has been bought by information and networking-events provider PEI.

Daily Mail and Mail Online-owner DMGT will sell its risk insurance business RMS to ratings agency Moody’s for £1.4 billion. The deal comes as DMGT’s major investor, the Rothermere family, is looking to buy the remainder of the company it does not already own. 

Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital has announced the merger of its Media.Monks content business with Los Angeles-based marketing agency Cashmere.

GlobalData announced on Thursday that it had agreed to acquire the life sciences business of IHS Markit.

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions UK Limited, part of RELX, has acquired TruNarrative, which provides a cloud-based orchestration platform that detects and prevents financial crime and fraud. TruNarrative will become a part of the Business Services group of LexisNexis Risk Solutions.

Roar Media has completed the acquisition of Environment Media Group Ltd (EMG), owners of LetsRecycle.com and LetsRecycle Live, for an undisclosed amount.

Energy and commodity price reporting agency Argus has acquired Oleochem Analytics, a provider of renewable chemicals market information. Oleochem Analytics produces price assessments, market intelligence, news, and analytics for the global oleochemical and pine chemical markets.

Exponent announces that it has reached an agreement to sell Dennis, the leading international media group and publisher of The Week in the US and the UK, to Future plc (“Future”), the global platform for specialist media, for a Purchase Price of £300m1.

Arc, the global events, data, and media platform backed by investment funds managed by EagleTree Capital, today announced it has acquired Farmers Guardian Ltd and LAMMA Ltd, the UK agriculture division of AgriBriefing. The businesses are leaders in the agriculture sector, delivering content and connections to over 130,000 members of the British farming community.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, today announces that it has acquired a 51% majority stake in ASR Group Holdings LLC (“ASR”), a digital content optimisation business that enables brands to grow sales through eCommerce marketplaces.

Ascential plc (LSE: ASCL.L), the specialist information, analytics and eCommerce optimisation company, today announces that it has acquired a 51% majority stake in ASR Group Holdings LLC (“ASR”), a digital content optimisation business that enables brands to grow sales through eCommerce marketplaces.